And well you should. I am pretty much in agreement that Cena beating the Awesome Truth makes no sense. The entire thing already feels flat. Cena needs to take a beating, a beating so bad there is no magical resurrection. It really should be no shock to anyone how badly they are booking this. They screwed up with Punk and now they are going to screw up Rock's return. The only way it works out is if Rock turns on Cena or vice verse, but one of them would have to be the heel from this point on and I don't see Vince having the balls to do that.

Originally posted by lotjxThe only way it works out is if Rock turns on Cena or vice verse, but one of them would have to be the heel from this point on and I don't see Vince having the balls to do that.

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I totally expect SS to go off the air with a picture of Rock standing over Cena's lifeless body after he eats a Rock Bottom.

Rough night for Statler & Waldorf. They were supposed to be the MVPs for the show, but they were in LOD 2000 shape as far as their timing and material went. They even got upstaged by Cole yelling "YOU TWO OLD FOOOOOOOLS!" at them after their first appearance.

The true highlight of the night - which probably isn't saying much but was still completely awesome - was that Punk was not only wearing a Jack Burton t-shirt, he also threw out the Chang Sing hand signal on the way to the ring. I marked. Obviously, drinking from a Six Demon Bag is permitted under the tenets of straight edge.

I get that they needed to build up Awesome Truth by beating the tag champs last week, but why do the champs have to job to a non team in Rhoades and Barrett this week?? It seemed even more retarded later in the night when any momentum Awesome Truth had after the win over the tag champs was totally squashed by Cena last night. Not to mention (because everyone else has already) how illogical Cena’s easy win was.

Yes, everyone, myself included, will still order SS, but it definitely takes away some of the sizzle. Instead of a great story to build to the main event of SS, they are just basically saying, “Rock is coming back, but we are trying to screw it up. Just buy the damn thing”. Last week was bad enough with the promo announcing Rock’s return early in the show, before Cena even asks him at the end of the same show! This should be sooooooo easy.

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

They have what is potentially a GREAT card lined up for Survivor Series, but they seemingly can't book their way out of a paper bag. In ADR/Punk you've got two guys who can't afford to lose - Punk's been cooled off by four straight PPV jobs, and Del Rio's not recovered from the two-week John Cena reign of terror in October. Had Del Rio held the belt uninterrupted from SummerSlam onward, and gone over strong against whomever at NoC instead of tapping clean, the Punk match at SS would be a good blowoff to his first reign with Punk retaking the belt and reaffirming his top-line status. As it is, a Del Rio loss makes him look like a weaker champion than Christian and a Punk loss just continues the damage to his character.

The only thing I can think of with the Cena booking and the sudden push of the Wade/Cody combo is that they are indeed changing it to a ten-man with Truth/Miz/Barrett/Rhodes/Christian against Rock/Cena/Orton/Sheamus/fifth partner. But even then last night's booking is spectacularly dumb, and having Cena get beat down by five guys next week is shutting the gate after the horse has bolted.

Originally posted by CerebusEDIT: Oh yeah, am I the only person who thought it strange that there was no interaction between the Muppets and John Cena? You would think that the guy the kids love the most on the roster would have had a backstage skit with the kid friendly Muppets, but nothing of the sort was to happen. I find that very strange...

Of course, if you *really* want to go all Paranoid-Internet-Conspiracy-Theorist, one might note that it's rather conveeenient that HHH had that injury angle with Kevin Nash last week, and was mentioned on this show as being out for several weeks... so he doesn't have to show up on camera with the Muppets, or share the show with the Muppets. Mind you, the argument can be made that HHH's character/image as a badass shouldn't have him seen together on camera with the Muppets. But if he's appointed by the BOD, wouldn't he have any ambassador duties or such to at least, you know, welcome them to the show? Is that John Laurinitis's job? I'm so confused....

Originally posted by lotjxThe only way it works out is if Rock turns on Cena or vice verse, but one of them would have to be the heel from this point on and I don't see Vince having the balls to do that.

Dood. Watch this year's Wrestlemania again. All those backstage Rock sketches, though similar in vein to some of his stuff circa 1991-2001, they're *desperately* trying to make him the heel, especially so in the backstage confrontation with Stone Cold. It *still* didn't work. They're bringing back Rock to pop ratings and buyrates. Nothing more. Hell, I remember being in the house for the Hall of Fame in 2008 where Rock went on forever and forever, and still had the whole building eating out of his hand. Certain other presenters/speakers made it a point after Rock was done to take veiled potshots at him leaving to go do movies at the height of his career. Still couldn't get the building to turn against him. At this point, a heel turn by Rock will go over as well as Austin's heel turn in 2001.

Originally posted by FLRockAndLawAt this point, a heel turn by Rock will go over as well as Austin's heel turn in 2001.

I'm watching the Bret/Shawn rivalry DVD right now, and the closest I think they will get to turning Rock into the heel here is similar to the Bret/Shawn dynamic where Bret was the heel in the USA and the face in Canada. He only obvious difference is there isn't any nationality involved here (duh), but I think it will be based on the whims of what each particular crowd is hot for at the time. No matter where they go there will be a certain number of people who are DYING to see Rock murder Cena.

Holy fuck shit motherfucker shit. Read comics. Fuck shit shit fuck shit I sold out when I did my job. Fuck fuck fuck shit fuck. Sorry had to do it....

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Revenge of the Sith = one thumb up from me. Fuck shit. I want to tittie fuck your ass. -- The Guinness. to Cerebus

Originally posted by JayJayDeanHe only obvious difference is there isn't any nationality involved here (duh), but I think it will be based on the whims of what each particular crowd is hot for at the time. No matter where they go there will be a certain number of people who are DYING to see Rock murder Cena.

At WrestleMiamiMania, Rock will have to make fun of every local sports team and his own mom to get any boos from his hometown audience.

Originally posted by FLRockAndLawOf course, if you *really* want to go all Paranoid-Internet-Co​nspiracy-Theorist, one might note that it's rather conveeenient that HHH had that injury angle with Kevin Nash last week, and was mentioned on this show as being out for several weeks... so he doesn't have to show up on camera with the Muppets, or share the show with the Muppets. Mind you, the argument can be made that HHH's character/image as a badass shouldn't have him seen together on camera with the Muppets. But if he's appointed by the BOD, wouldn't he have any ambassador duties or such to at least, you know, welcome them to the show? Is that John Laurinitis's job? I'm so confused....

Dude, NO main eventers interacted with the Muppets. No HHH, Cena, Punk, Del Rio, Henry, Show, or Orton seen with Muppets last night.

"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Frown and the world laughs at you."-Me.

Originally posted by FLRockAndLawOf course, if you *really* want to go all Paranoid-Internet-Co​nspiracy-Theorist, one might note that it's rather conveeenient that HHH had that injury angle with Kevin Nash last week, and was mentioned on this show as being out for several weeks... so he doesn't have to show up on camera with the Muppets, or share the show with the Muppets. Mind you, the argument can be made that HHH's character/image as a badass shouldn't have him seen together on camera with the Muppets. But if he's appointed by the BOD, wouldn't he have any ambassador duties or such to at least, you know, welcome them to the show? Is that John Laurinitis's job? I'm so confused....

On the contrary, I think the timing of the HHH injury/angle saved the world from segments where:-Kermit admits that HHH is more valuable to WWE than he is to the Muppets-Statler and Waldorf have said a segment with an exchange like "You know what? I genuinely like this guy, HHH." "Me too, he's just the greatest. It's strange to admit that I actually like something after all these years, but HHH is seriously the most amazing sports entertainer of them all."-Sam the Eagle and HHH have a beak-to-nose showdown

OK, that last one might have actually been good.

Disappointed that I have to be the one to speculate that they had Morrison and Miss Piggy in a segment together to rib Morrison and try to break him up with Melina.

Re: the loss of Bourne, now would be the ideal time to put Hunico under an Evan Bourne mask. Also, Evan Bourne should have a mask.

Originally posted by Matt TrackerAt WrestleMiamiMania, Rock will have to make fun of every local sports team and his own mom to get any boos from his hometown audience.

No way THAT would work. The Dolphins have been so awful this year that their fans would be happy to see them mocked. No one cares about the Marlins or the Panthers. He *might* get some heat by mocking, um, the Heat, but then he'd be making himself a face to the rest of the country (where LeBron is an uberheel).

I think to get booed at Mania he'd have to say some positive things about Castro.

LOL at Dr. Unlikely's suggestions of a HHH/Sam The Eagle staredown and Evan Bourne Negro.